30 October 2008 @ 02:48 pm
Molly's ninth birthday party (Mohinder's loft, NYC)  
She had arrived in New York City a couple of days early to buy the supplies various people had recommended to set up the birthday party. It had been hard not to get distracted by all the people and buildings (it was almost as fascinating as New New York), but thankfully, Mohinder had been willing to help - even offer his loft as the place to hold the party.

Halloween eve arrived quickly enough. Jenny stood in the center of the room, dressed as Supergirl to match Molly's idea of Batgirl. Although she still didn't understand the whole comic book idea, the man in the store had assured her it would be fitting. She surveyed her work and beamed.

The loft was decorated with fake spiderwebs and ghouls and cute little black bats and spiders. In some corners were gravestones with buckets of candy on top of the small mounds. A CD of Halloween tunes played, alternating with groans and creaks and cackles. A witch and a broom hung from the ceiling right near a large banner that exclaimed "HAPPY BIRTHDAY MOLLY!"

It looked good. The cake, in the middle of a table filled with all sorts of junk food and non-alcoholic drinks, also read Happy Birthday Molly, and stood on a platter as the centerpiece. A nearby table was set up for gifts; Jenny had hers placed in one corner - a pocket watch styled three-dimensional map of the known universe.

Everything was ready to go.


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[identity profile] bitunlikely.livejournal.com on November 1st, 2008 08:10 pm (UTC)
Jenny laughed and bent down to scoop Molly up in a big hug. The enthusiasm reflected in the girl's eyes made all the work worth it. Even if a lot of people didn't show up, Molly's birthday part seemed like it would be a success anyway.

"You're welcome! I really, really hope you like it!"
[identity profile] humanmapquest.livejournal.com on November 1st, 2008 08:35 pm (UTC)
Molly only hugged Jenny tighter; friends were seldom as it was, but good friends came once and a lifetime. A single person would show up and it would still mean the whole world to Molly, because she knew, unlike many of her peers, that the thought mattered more than the thing itself.

"I do! I really, really do!" She squealed, giggling the entire time.

Edited 2008-11-01 08:36 pm (UTC)
[identity profile] bitunlikely.livejournal.com on November 2nd, 2008 04:30 am (UTC)
"Brilliant!"

And she meant it entirely. Hard work could be its own reward at time, but seeing the party come together was better than anything else she expected.
[identity profile] humanmapquest.livejournal.com on November 2nd, 2008 08:31 pm (UTC)
Molly released Jenny from her death grip hug and offered her hand out for her to grab it.

"Come on! Claire's here, you would like her!"